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He is a harpsichordist and organist born in Liverpool,
England. He studied at the Dartington College
of Arts and read music at the University
of York. Known as a specialist in period
keyboard playing, he performs as a soloist, group member and conductor of chamber
music ensembles and orchestras and has made appearances with the Orchestra
of the Age of Enlightenment, the Parley of Instruments and the Norwegian Chamber
Orchestra among others. He is
also a member of Convivium (previously known as
The Locatelli Trio) and has made several recordings and tours with them. As a conductor and music director he
has directed at the Boston Early Music Festival and the Carmel Bach
Festival and is a Festival Director for the Tilford
Bach and London Handel Festivals. In radio he regularly broadcasts on
BBC Radio 3.
The
Locatelli Trio recordings
Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 6 (Tomaso
Giovanni Albinoni)
Hyperion CDA 66831 (CD:
Sonate e Trattenimenti)
Sources:
- http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Nicholson-Paul.htm
- http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/artist_page.asp?name=nicholson
- http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/interpreters/instrumentals/12395.php
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